Milk distributor and bottle collector



April 24, 1928. 1 ,667,000

R. D. G ODSEY "ET AL MILK DISTRIBUTOR AND BOTTLE COLLECTOR Filed March9, 1927 I 3 51 1 43 1 1 ATTORNEYS.

R. D. GODSEY ET AL MILK DISTRIBUTOR AND BOTTLE COLLECTOR April 24. 1928.

Filed March 9. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 24, 1928. 1,667,000

R. D. GODSEY ET AL MILK DISTRIBUTOR AND BOTTLE COLLECTOR Patented Apr.24, 1928.

{UNITE-D STATESPATENT, OFFICE;

ROBERT D. GOD SEY AND MOSES RyIJITTON, OF BRISTOL, VIRGINIA, ASSIGN'ORSOF trnnnn-rounrns TO SAID GODSEY AND ONE-FOURTH 'rofsnln LITToN.

MILK DISTRIBUTOR AND BOTTLE coLLnc'ron.

' Application filed March 9, 1927. Serial No. 173,915.

This invention i-elates to a and bottle collector. I

The object of this invention is the-provision of simple and efficientmeansfor protecting the filled milk bottle from extreme hot or coldweather, preventingthe bottle, or bottles from being stolen, andinsuring that an empty bottle will'be .in' the container for the milkman, when he delivers a filled bottle. I

With the foregoing and otherfobjects in view, 0111' invention comprisescertain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of partsas'willbe hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims. r 1 YIn the drawings; 7

- Figure 1 is a'perspective'view of an appa ratus constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2-2, Figure 1, and looking inthe directionof, the arrows.

Figure-3 isa vertical central'sectional view of the apparatus shown inFigure" 1.

Figure 4: is asectional v1ew taken on l ne l4, Figure 3-, and lookinginthe direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is avertical -lOI1g1tL1d1I1tl sectional view of anotherembodiment of the present I -bottlein one ofthe containers 1, and theinvention.

Figure '6 is'a sectional view taken on'l'ine;

' p g '06. f the container inwhich said empty bottle is placed, causingthe top to be unlocked.- j i r 66', Figure 5. l

Figure 7 is Q SBCtIOIIal view takenon line the milkbottles2.Thesecontainers are preferably cylindrical shape-and are madeof meta-hThe top structure" includes side guideflanges t between which slides.the top The top structure '3. also includes end I flanges 6, which limitthe sliding movement .ofthe top 5. v whole of the top structure, 1spreferably The top'5, as well asthe' made of metal, and is punched up inits 7 middle to formsockets 7, and this punchedup so cketed structurealso constitutes ahan dle, for the operator to grasp, for sliding the.top5 back and forth over the containers 1 milk distributor Thecontainers spaced apart,.and flat or sheet strips 8, soldered orotherwise tainers '1, within compartmentfl, I cut out,

11 and 12, portions ofithe metal .con- ;ta1ners for formlngmtegrahlhorizontal apertured brackets 13.; The plungerrods are;

,slidably mounted in said brackets 13. Each plunger rod is composedpreferably of .,two

sections; the contiguous ends .of the sections of each rod are.threaded'into a turn buckle .14, so that the height of each rod canbeaccurately adjusted for causing eachrod to fit nicely into the sockets7 ;of the sliding top 5. The lower end of. each plunger rod is bent asat 15 forjengagement with the bottom of a IIlllk bottle; thisrightangled extension 15 extendsthrough the cut-out12 of the containerl; j jPins 16 extend through the plunger rods above the upperfbrackets 13, andmounted on said rods betweenbrackets '13 andpins l6;

are coil springs 17, which normally exert y upward. pressure on: theplunger rods for causing the upper ends of the 'plungerrods' to beseated the sockets? of the top 5 whenfno bottles are in the containers1.

The housewife usually .places an empty weight of this emptybottledepresses the "Upon the milkman placing a filled bottle in theother container .1, the top,5 can be slid over the container with the vfilled bottle therein; allowing the; milk'man to lift out the emptybottle,-wherefupon: the spring pressed plunger, ofv theempty; containerwill move into engagement with the jslidingtop and lock it, until thehouswife ,places another empty. bottle in the em ty Econtainer,whereupon shecan then. extract the filled milk 'tles of filled milk areleft on the porches or steps or like places of houses andrestaurants.

It will also be 19 161813906. that by our appa- "bottle. In this way,an-emptyimilk bottle has to be surrendered bythe housewife beratus, thefilled bottles are protected against means extending intosaidrcontniners and acdogs and cats licking the same or knocking thefilled bottles over. The apparatus can be fastened to a support, such assteps or porches, by any suitable fastening means,

such as screws (not shown) and the like.

In the embodiment shownin Figures 5, 6 and 7, we. have shown a box 18 inwhich are placed the containers 19. 19 are engaged by the sheet strips8, produc- 111g compartment 9, andwithin box 18, we

place suitable insulating material, so that in the winter time the milkis kept from fre'ezmg, and in the summer time, the milk is kept fromspoiling by becomlng over- "heated. In Figure 4, we have shown the box18 and have indicated the same in Figure 3 by dotted lines. I Thecontainers 19 (Figure 5) are cut away, at 20, and the cut-away portionis rolled into a cylinder 21: Each cylinder 21 has its ends partiallyclosed and within each cylinder is a coil spring 22. A pin 23 is on eachrod, within cylinder 21, so that the coil sprin 22 normall exerts an naward ressure on the plunger rod 10 just as in the'embo diment shown inFigures 1 and 3. The other details of the embodiment shown'in Figure 5are similar to the details of the embodiment shownin Figure 3.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 8, we

preferably wrap each container with a sheet of insulating material 24.The top 5 can'be covered with a sheet of insulating material (not shown)and the edges of the guide flanges 4 can besealed by strips 25 securedover the meeting portions of cap 5 and the edges of said guide flangesl.

In Figure 3, the apparatus is shown with two bottles therein, with thetop locking plunger rods in unlocked positions, not engaging theftop' 5,whereas in Figure 5, one of the containers has a bottle therein, and theother container has not; consequently, iiiFigure 5, the top 5 is shownlooked over the container having the bottle therevin. Upon a bottlebeing placed in the empty container (Fig. 5) thetop 5 will beautomatically released or unlocked whereby the operator can extractonset the bottles easily.

"\Vhile we have described the preferred ombodiments of our inventionand-illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minorchangesor alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to whichthis.

invention relates during the extensive manufacture of the same, and we,therefore, re-

serve the right to make such alterations orchanges as shall fairly fallwithin the scope These containers tuated by the weight of abottle andadapted to normally engage said top for preventing sliding movementthereof. v V

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of aplurality of containers, atop structure including a sliding top abovesaid containers, a plurality of vertically movable locking devicescontiguous to said containers and each adapted to engage and locksaidtop against sliding movement, and each of said locking devices extendinginto a container near its bottom'and adapted to have a milk bottle restthereon. I

3. anapparatus of the class described, the combination ,of a pluralityof containers, a top structure provided with. a sliding top on saidcontainers, said top provided with a struck-upv portion having sockets,said struck-up portion constituting a handle for operating the top, andbottle-operated locking means extending into said containers andnormally adapted to engage said sockets f r locking the top againstsliding movement. V

4-. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of aphiralityof containers, a sliding top above said containers, saidcontainers provided. with bent-out integral.

ment thereof, and each plungerrod provided with means extending into acontainer for engagement with a bottle, whereby the tion. 7 I

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the con' bination ofplurality. of containers, a sliding top above said containers, andadjustable bottle-engaging rods at the'sides of said containers andfeachadapted to en gage and hold said top against movementplunger rod is heldin an inoperative. posi- '7. In a -apparatus of the class described,

the combination of a container, a sliding top above said container, anda bodily movable rod extending at oneend into said container forengagement with a bottle and at its other end adapted to engage andlocksaid top against movement. 8. In an apparatus. of th v p classdescribed,

the combination of acontainer, a sliding top above said container, saidcontainer provvided with a side opening, a movable rod adapted to engageat one end said top for locking the top against sliding movement,

, from engagement with said sliding top.

9. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of aplurality of containers,

a sliding top above said containers and. o

the combination of a plurality of containers adapted to close the top ofone container at a time, each container provided with cutout portionsproducing brackets and openings upon said containers, sectional springpressed rods slidably mounted upon said brackets and adapted to engageat their upper ends said top for locking the top over said containers,and said rods extending at their lower ends through some of saidopenings and into said containers for allowing milk bottles to be seatedthereon.

10. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of aplurality of containers provided with a compartment th-erebetween,. asliding top above said containers and compartment, andvertically-movable top-locking means within said compartment andextending into said containers near their botc tom. o

11. In an apparatus of the class described,

having a compartment therebetween,a sliding topabove said containers andsaid compartment, and bodily movable top-locking means within saidcompartment and extend ing into said containers for engagement withbottles.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures. I

' ROBERT D. GODSE'Y.

MOSES'P. LITTON.

